Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age in Iceland
Iceland: Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age was 0.7 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity in Iceland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Iceland stood at 0.7.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.0% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Iceland peaked at 9.3 in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.6, in 2020.
Iceland ranks 30th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age in Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 9.3 | — |
| 2008 | 7 | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4 | -51.4% |
| 2010 | 4.5 | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4 | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8 | -29.6% |
| 2013 | 4.2 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -38.1% |
| 2015 | 3 | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 2.2 | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | -77.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2 | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | +800.0% |
| 2020 | -0.6 | -133.3% |
| 2021 | 1 | -266.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7 | +40.0% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 0.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.35, 21% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 0.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7, 26% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender pay gap: structure of earnings survey methodology … age in Iceland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +800.0% | 0.2 | 1.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.57 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.82 | 0.2 | 5.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.42 | -0.6 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More work & labour data for Iceland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.4501 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5492 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.37 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.2312 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 373.77 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 16.3 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 169.5 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 193.08 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 362.58 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Iceland?
- Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity in Iceland was 0.7 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6 in 2020.
- How does Iceland rank for gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity?
- Iceland ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gender pay gap in unadjusted form by age and NACE Rev. 2 activity (B-S except O) - structure of earnings survey methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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